The Year Was 1987–new television shows included “Married with Children” and “Max Headroom”…on the big screen, “Full Metal Jacket,” “The Princess Bride,” “Dirty Dancing” and “Spaceballs”…on the music charts, “Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (from “Dirty Dancing”), Starship with “Nothing’s Going to Stop Us,” “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake, Tiffany with “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Walk Like An Egyptian” by the Bangles…and in the news, Gary Hart drops out of the presidential race after discovery of an affair on a boat named “Monkey Business,” the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court is rejected by the U.S. Senate, and toddler Jessica McClure is rescued from a well more than 20 feet underground after nearly two and half days.
KXEL@80–1987
Jeff Stein
Jul 5, 2023 | 8:17 AM
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